“Anyone who has watched me for Newcastle saw it took me three or four games to get going, then the last five weeks I have been close to my best form,” he said.

“I’m getting back to my best, and I’m gutted we have to take a break for the club.

“But for my country, I have plenty to give. You’d have seen I was fresh (against Tottenham) and just loving running around.

“I’m in great shape. I can help England and the England manager if he wants to use me in France.

Townsend missed out on a place in the England squad for the World Cup finals in 2014 because of an injury.

And he is “desperate” to go to his first major tournament.

Asked what it would be like to go to Euro 2016 with England, he added: “It would be incredible.

“I missed out on the last World Cup because of injury.

“Obviously, I was down in the dumps, because it would have been a dream to go to Brazil.

“It was an awful feeling to miss out. It would make the Euros more special.

“As a player you want to be in the tournaments. I’m desperate to do well for my country as well as my club.

“I feel like on a personal level I’m only just warming up now the club season is over. I’m ready to go.”

Meanwhile, United pair Freddie Woodman and Adam Armstrong have been named in Aidy Boothroyd’s England Under-19 squad for two friendlies against Mexico next month ahead of the summer’s European Championships in Germany.

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